Combination mount for machine guns



Nov. 10, 1925..

w. T. GORTON COMBINATION MOUNT FOR HACHINE GUNS Filed Aug. 20. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwwmto o Walter T. Burton Nov. 10,1925.

W. T. GORTON COMBINATION MOUNT FOR MACHINE GUNS I Filed Aug. 20. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JMOMHW Walter TLE'urtun as, I a

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trail ga es-e and esteem Y an - 'Molunts forfMach ine suns df Which-the fol- 'L IO iused-kbytheiGovernment, orranyibfitsaoffiagainst ygroun'd targets, the -jointszg iic'ens or employees d1rpi7osecution=of iworlrz-for -l'egsywill' be at the npper; end :of th ,9 thevUniteth-states, withoumpaymentto me of widedwith a;yoke' 9 for trunn'ioningIthezgun. a an -"royaltythereon,ingaccordance-avith the By 4 "cmoumt for1machineiguns; mg. 7 iln zthe'aemploynient of.machine gunsyfor .Mounted on Y fiirl'owanglewfiringmgamst ground targets it vand rheldeagainstthe for{theapuzetection 'dfitheigun crewthat the. @face 12. 1A

gun be mounted as low as possible while in lug l "elevated mounting is-es's'ential to proper aim 14, l

' 2 ingjand manipulation of the'gunr I i The principal object of the present invenrated face 12 when; the two areg'draw'n 'together by means'of a jamming handle '15 I threadedly mounted on one end of the pin" 7 7 Cf: 1 .tion is to rovide a combination mountwithout sacri ceof simplicity, compactnes'systability and light" Weight; 1 t

- V V v 13. The free :endfofthe cradle constitutes "30 jTo these;andYother ends, my invention a yoke 16 provided with aperturesfl'T-ifl"? s consists" in the construction, arrangement, adapted andcombination of elements, described hereinafter and pointedoutlin the claims form I h ring a partiof thisspecification. Q angle firing against aircraft;

' The yoke also practical embodiment of theinvention serves to pivotally mount,an 'elevating'm chg I mount constructed in accordance with the tween Y 49 invention'and shown in the position of low vmounting'; Fig. 2 is a plan vievvthereofwith the' gun ".remo'vedy, -c I Fig; 3 is a view in elevation showing 7 5 "gun in position of high mounting;

Fig. tie a vertical sectional view of the swung to the vertical trunnioned therein.

spread of the traillegsg I ig'. 5 is asectional view on the line 5-5 P ofFig.4; and V 59;; Fig. 6 isa sectional'view on the line 6-6 V of Fig. 4-. I f V I 1 Referring to the drawings by numerals of i reference H V f The amount is of the tripod type and' comhangs idle;

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prises a central vcylindrical head ,5.-'1 to,1one end of which areattached aQpainofrelative"' 'llhewlegs are individually a us'table' "oaliampden, andStateofiMassachuse tts,have ,tt'o' providefor-maintainingtheaxis o use, I

invented =an- ;-llmprovemel1 .in -Qgmbijnation' verse vertical n :unevenground,. for-ifoldiiig, 60 ff the Governmenn'or by any other person in head. "Rotatable i'n-the-'heaidsa.stein fi ip 9% vvirtue-. ofthe split'itr ail the gun imay be 1 H I normally trnnnioned directly !ab;ove" the izrie This LinV tiQ-n: :relates to :a combination pod head thus insuringa glow stable mounted anism 18 of usual construction for support V I ing-the rear end of the gun. The cradle v t Fig. 1 is aview in side elevation of a serves to confine traversing movement-be 1 j the trail legs thus insuring 'stability durmgfiring by preventingthe gunnerffrom w inadvertently moving-the gun beyond the 7 including the cradleifolds um- I h In thegnorinal application of ,tipod i v The ntrention described-herein -may;j;be fo1rmountingl'a -g11n'qfor low angle firing Q the-f the lower @Qlid. 'LQf the s'stem V rtripo'd head t-byfai-nut" M ,20 isdesirable in theinterest of'stabilityyand '10 is a lug :11.having'anannularserrated pin. =13 passing through the w axially of the serrated facel'serves'fto highf'angle firing against aircraft a more mount for movementin elevation'a'cradle i The cradle terminatesforwardlyinQa a serrated disc 14' adapted to engage theeser 3 6 Q U when thei' cradle is swung gtof thef, V vertical position toreceiv'e'thetrunnion pin;

when: the gun is to be mounted for hig'h In adjusting the tripod orsmounting the the *gunxfor high angle firing against aircraft the mount is simply inverted; the'cradle; position and thei gun The elevating niechanism is not'used in this class of firing and unit for transportation while permitting it- V V to be quickly erectedin BitherpOSltiQhpffl I YVhile in the foregoing there has been illustrated and described such combination and arrangement or elements as constitute the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is nevertheless desired to emphasize the fact that interpretation of the invention should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A combination mount for machine guns embodying a central head, a pair of relatively long trail legs and a shorter front leg pivotally secured thereto adjacent its normal upper end, a stem rotatable in said head, a yoke on the upper end of the stem for normally trunnioning a gun for low angle firing, a lug retained on'the lower end of the stem, a cradle including a yoke pivotally secured to the lug, said cradle adapted to be swung to the vertical'pcsitien when the tripod is inverted to trunnion the gun in its yoke for high angle firing, and an elevating mechanism carried by the cradle yoke.

2. A combination mount for machine guns embodying a central head, supporting pivotally secured thereto adjacent its normal upper end, a stem rotatable in said head, a yoke on the upper end of the stern for normally trunnioning a gun for low angle firing, a lug retained on the lower end of the stem, a cradle including a yoke pivotally scoured to the lug, said cradle adapted to be swung to the vertical position when the tripod is inverted to trunnion the gun in its yoke for high angle firing, and an elevating mechanism carried by the cradle yoke.

3. A combination mount for machine guns embodying a central head, supporting legs pivotally secured thereto, a stem rotatable in said head, a yoke on one end of the stem for trunnioning a gun for low angle firing, and a pivoted cradle on the other end of the stem provided with means for supporting the rear end of the gun, said cradle adapted to be swung to the vertical position when the mount is inverted to trunnion the gun for high angle firing.

A mount for machine guns embodying a central head, supporting legs pivotally secured thereto, a stem rotatable in said head, a yoke on one end of the stem for trunnioning a gun for low angle firing, and a pivoted cradle on the other end of the stem provided with means for supporting the rear end of the gun.

5. An invertible tripod embodying a head,

means on one end for normally trunnioning a gun for low angle firing, and pivotally secured means on the other end adapted in one position of adjustment to support the rear end of the gun and in another position of adjustment to trunnion the gun for high angle firing.

lVALTER T. GORTON. 

